diff --git a/mobile/lib/db/upload_locks_db.dart b/mobile/lib/db/upload_locks_db.dart
index d22498820..8dfc01a1a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/db/upload_locks_db.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/db/upload_locks_db.dart
@@ -395,4 +395,25 @@ class UploadLocksDB {
           now - createdAt > 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
     });
   }
+
+  Future<String> getEncryptedPath(
+    String localId,
+    String fileHash,
+    int collectionID,
+  ) {
+    return instance.database.then((db) async {
+      final rows = await db.query(
+        _trackUploadTable.table,
+        where: '${_trackUploadTable.columnLocalID} = ?'
+            ' AND ${_trackUploadTable.columnFileHash} = ?'
+            ' AND ${_trackUploadTable.columnCollectionID} = ?',
+        whereArgs: [localId, fileHash, collectionID],
+      );
+      if (rows.isEmpty) {
+        throw Exception("No cached links found for $localId and $fileHash");
+      }
+      final row = rows.first;
+      return row[_trackUploadTable.columnEncryptedFilePath] as String;
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/file_uploader.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/file_uploader.dart
index dadfe75a1..ec8c213ac 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/file_uploader.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/file_uploader.dart
@@ -427,10 +427,22 @@ class FileUploader {
     MediaUploadData? mediaUploadData;
     mediaUploadData = await getUploadDataFromEnteFile(file);
 
+    var multipartEntryExists = mediaUploadData.hashData?.fileHash != null &&
+        await _uploadLocks.doesExists(
+          lockKey,
+          mediaUploadData.hashData!.fileHash!,
+          collectionID,
+        );
+
     final String uniqueID = const Uuid().v4().toString();
 
-    final encryptedFilePath =
-        '$tempDirectory$kUploadTempPrefix${uniqueID}_file.encrypted';
+    final encryptedFilePath = multipartEntryExists
+        ? await _uploadLocks.getEncryptedPath(
+            lockKey,
+            mediaUploadData.hashData!.fileHash!,
+            collectionID,
+          )
+        : '$tempDirectory$kUploadTempPrefix${uniqueID}_file.encrypted';
     final encryptedThumbnailPath =
         '$tempDirectory$kUploadTempPrefix${uniqueID}_thumb.encrypted';
     var uploadCompleted = false;
@@ -446,13 +458,6 @@ class FileUploader {
         '${isUpdatedFile ? 're-upload' : 'upload'} of ${file.toString()}',
       );
 
-      var multipartEntryExists = mediaUploadData.hashData?.fileHash != null &&
-          await _uploadLocks.doesExists(
-            lockKey,
-            mediaUploadData.hashData!.fileHash!,
-            collectionID,
-          );
-
       Uint8List? key;
       EncryptionResult? multipartEncryptionResult;
       if (isUpdatedFile) {
@@ -535,8 +540,8 @@ class FileUploader {
 
       // Calculate the number of parts for the file.
       final count = await _multiPartUploader.calculatePartCount(
-              await encryptedFile.length(),
-            );
+        await encryptedFile.length(),
+      );
 
       late String fileObjectKey;